BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited 11 February 2016

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1 Product Key Facts BMO MSCI EUROPE QUALITY HEDGED TO USD ETF BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited 11 February 2016 Quick facts This is an exchange traded fund. This statement provides you with key information about this product. This statement is a part of the Prospectus. You should not invest in this product based on this statement alone. Stock code: 3165 Trading lot size: Manager: Trustee: Registrar: 200 Units BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited Cititrust Limited Tricor Investor Services Limited Ongoing charges Estimated to be 0.50% # over a year: Estimated annual Estimated to be -0.70% ## tracking difference: Index: Base currency: Trading currency: Currency hedging: Financial year end: Dividend policy: ETF website: MSCI Europe Quality 100% Hedged to USD Index HKD HKD The Sub-Fund intends to invest in currency forwards for hedging purposes in order to replicate the hedging methodology of its underlying index as part of its investment strategy. 31 December The Manager intends to distribute income to unitholders at least semi-annually (usually in April and October of each year). There is no guarantee of regular distribution and, if distribution is made, the amount being distributed. There is no current intention to make distribution out of capital or effectively out of capital. What is this product? This is a fund constituted in the form of a unit trust established under Hong Kong law and is a sub-fund of the BMO ETF. The Units of the BMO MSCI Europe Quality Hedged to USD ETF (the Sub-Fund ) are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the SEHK ). These Units # ## This is only an estimate as the Sub-Fund is newly set up. The actual figure may be different upon the actual operation of the Sub- Fund and may vary from year to year. The ongoing charges figure represents the sum of the ongoing expenses chargeable to the Sub-Fund expressed as a percentage of the Sub-Fund s average net asset value. This is an estimated annual tracking difference. Investors should refer to the Sub-Fund s website for information on the actual tracking difference. 1

2 are traded on the SEHK like listed stocks. The Sub-Fund is a passively managed index tracking exchange traded fund falling under Chapter 8.6 and Appendix I of the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds. Objective and Investment Strategy Objective The Sub-Fund aims to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the MSCI Europe Quality 100% Hedged to USD Index (the Index ). Strategy The Manager intends to adopt primarily a full replication strategy to achieve the investment objective of the Sub-Fund. The Manager may however, in the appropriate circumstances, choose to use a representative sampling strategy. When the Sub-Fund adopts the replication strategy, it will invest in substantially all the Index securities constituting the Index in substantially the same weightings (i.e. proportions) as these Index securities have in the Index. When the Sub-Fund adopts the representative sampling strategy, it will invest, either directly or indirectly, in securities comprised in the Index, or in securities that are not included in its Index, but which the Manager believes will help the Sub-Fund achieve its investment objective. Investors should note that the Manager may switch between the full replication and representative sampling strategies without notice to investors and in its absolute discretion. The Sub-Fund intends to invest in currency forwards for hedging purposes. In implementing currency hedging, the Sub-Fund will replicate the hedging methodology of the Index by investing in the constituents of the MSCI Europe Quality Index and hedging the foreign currency exposure using one-month currency forward contracts, specifically by selling each foreign currency (i.e. Swiss Franc (CHF), British Pound Sterling (GBP), Euro (EUR), Swedish Krona (SEK), Danish Krone (DKK) and Norwegian Krone (NOK)) forward at the one-month forward date. Please refer to the Index section below and to the Prospectus for further details of the hedging methodology of the Index. There is no current intention for the Sub-Fund to: (a) (b) invest in any financial derivative instruments for non-hedging (i.e. investment) purposes; or engage in securities lending, repurchase transactions or other similar over-the-counter transactions but this may change in light of market circumstances and where the Sub-Fund does engage in these types of transactions, prior approval shall be obtained from the SFC and no less than 1 month s prior notice will be given to the Unitholders. The investment strategy of the Sub-Fund is subject to the investment and borrowing restrictions set out in the Prospectus. Index The Index is a float adjusted modified market capitalisation weighted index that is compiled and published by MSCI Inc., the Index Provider. The Index is designed to capture the performance of quality growth stocks from the MSCI Europe Index using a quality strategy defined by MSCI Inc., based on three main fundamental variables: high return on equity ( ROE ), stable year-over-year earnings growth and low financial leverage, and at the same time represent the impact of currency 2

3 hedging on the performance of the MSCI Europe Quality Index using one-month currency forwards. The investable universe of the Index comprises the existing constituents of the MSCI Europe Quality Index, which is a subset of the MSCI Europe Index universe. The MSCI Europe Index is a traditional market capitalisation weighted parent index constructed based on the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes Methodology, and includes large- and mid-capitalisation stocks across the developed market countries in Europe and covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalisation the European developed markets equity universe. The Index is constructed by ranking existing securities of the MSCI Europe Index based on their Quality Scores and selecting a fixed number of constituents from the MSCI Europe Index universe with the highest Quality Scores. Quality Scores are computed based on the average of ranking scores from three fundamental variables, namely ROE, debt-to-equity and earnings variability. In determining the number of securities for the Index, upward rounding-off applies to round up the minimum number of securities required to target the top 30% coverage of the market capitalisation of the MSCI Europe Index. To ensure further diversification, a 5% cap is applied at each semiannual index review so that no single constituent has a weighting of more than 5% in the Index. The Index is fully hedged to USD by notionally selling each foreign currency (i.e. CHF, GBP, EUR, SEK, DKK and NOK) forward at the one-month forward exchange rate at the end of each month. The Index is rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the Index will take into account the effect of rolling into new one-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currencies to be sold for the next month s index calculation. The Index was launched on 15 May 2015 and had a base level of 1,000. The Index is a total return net index. A total return net index calculates the performance of the index constituents on the basis that any dividends or distributions are reinvested after the deduction of any taxes that may apply. As at 19 January 2016, the Index had a total market capitalisation of USD2.43 trillion and 125 constituents out of the following 13 European markets: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. The Index is denominated in USD. The Manager (and each of its Connected Persons) is independent of MSCI Inc., the Index Provider. As at 19 January 2016, the 10 largest constituents of the Index (which accounted in aggregate for 37.86% of the Index) were as follows: Rank Constituent Weighting (%) 1 Novo Nordisk B Roche Holding AG Nestle SA British American Tobacco plc AstraZeneca plc Unilever NV (NL) Cert SAP SE Diageo plc Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Unilever NV plc (GB)

4 You can obtain the most updated list of the constituents of the Index and additional information of the Index including the index methodology with details of currency hedging component of the Index and the closing level of the Index from the website of MSCI Inc. at What are the key risks? Investment involves risks. Please refer to the Prospectus for details including the risk factors. Concentration and Eurozone Risk The Sub-Fund s investments are concentrated in the developed markets of a single geographical region (i.e. Europe). The value of the Sub-Fund may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments. The Sub-Fund invests in stocks in the European markets. Any adverse events affecting the European economy and the Euro (such as the default or threat of default by a European Union ( EU ) member country on its sovereign debt and/or the exit of EU member countries from the Eurozone) and any ongoing concerns relating to such events may have a negative impact on the Sub-Fund s investments in the European markets. Difference in Trading Hours Risks As the European stock exchanges will be open when Units in the Sub-Fund are not priced, the value of the securities in the Sub-Fund s portfolio may change on days when investors will not be able to purchase or sell Units. Differences in trading hours between exchanges in Europe and the SEHK may increase the level of premium or discount of the trading price to the net asset value of the Units. Derivative and Hedging Risks To achieve its investment objective, the Sub-Fund will invest in currency forwards for hedging purposes. Risks associated with derivative instruments such as currency forwards include counterparty/credit risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, volatility risks and over-the-counter transactions risks. Derivative instruments may involve an embedded leverage and any such leverage component can result in a loss significantly greater than the amount invested in the derivative by the Sub-Fund. Exposure to derivatives may lead to a high risk of significant loss by the Sub-Fund. There can be no assurance that any hedging techniques will fully and effectively eliminate the risk exposure of the Sub-Fund. Any costs and expenses arising from currency hedging transactions, which may be significant depending on prevailing market conditions, will be borne by the Sub-Fund. Currency hedging will be performed irrespective of whether the target currency is declining or increasing in value. Such hedging may preclude Unitholders from benefiting from an increase in the value of any such foreign currency relative to USD. New Index Risk The Index is a new index having only been launched on 15 May Given the Index is relatively new, the Sub-Fund may be riskier than other exchange traded funds tracking more established indices with longer operating history. Management Risk Because there can be no guarantee that the Sub-Fund s performance is identical to that of the Index, it is subject to management risk. This is the risk that the Manager s strategy, 4

5 the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. In addition, the Manager has absolute discretion to exercise Unitholders rights with respect to securities comprising the Sub-Fund. There can be no guarantee that the exercise of such discretion will result in the investment objective of the Sub-Fund being achieved. Tracking Error Risk The Sub-Fund may use representative sampling strategy. It is therefore possible that the Sub-Fund may be subject to a greater risk of tracking error, which is the risk that its performance may not track that of the Index accurately. Other factors such as fees and expenses, and inability to rebalance the Sub-Fund s holdings in response to changes to the Index may also cause tracking error. There can be no assurance of exact or identical replication at any time of the performance of the Index. Investment Risk The Sub-Fund is an investment fund. There is no guarantee of the repayment of principal. Therefore your investment in the Sub-Fund may suffer losses. Foreign Exchange Risk An investment in the Sub-Fund may directly or indirectly involve exchange rate risk. The constituent securities of the Index may be denominated in currencies other than the base currency of the Sub-Fund (which is the HKD). Fluctuations in the exchange rates between such currency and the base currency may have an adverse impact on the performance of the Sub-Fund. Passive Investment Risk The Sub-Fund is not actively managed and will not adopt any temporary defensive position against any market downturn. Therefore when there is a decline in the Index, the Sub-Fund will also decrease in value. Investors may suffer significant losses accordingly. Trading Risk Generally, retail investors can only buy or sell Units on the SEHK. The trading price of the Units on the SEHK is subject to market forces and may trade at a substantial premium or discount to the net asset value per Unit. As investors will pay certain charges (e.g. trading fees and brokerage fees) to buy or sell Units on the SEHK, investors may pay more than the net asset value per Unit when buying Units on the SEHK, and may receive less than the net asset value per Unit when selling Units on the SEHK. Reliance on Market Makers Risk Although the Manager ensures that at least one market maker will maintain a market for the Units of the Sub-Fund, it should be noted that liquidity in the market for the Units may be adversely affected if there is no market maker for the Units of the Sub-Fund. The Manager will seek to mitigate this risk by ensuring at least one market maker for the Units of the Sub-Fund gives not less than 3 months notice prior to terminating market making under the relevant market making agreement(s). It is possible that there is only one SEHK market maker to the Sub-Fund or the Manager may not be able to engage a substitute market maker within the termination notice period of a market maker, and there is also no guarantee that any market making activity will be effective. 5

6 Early Termination Risk The Sub-Fund may be terminated early under certain circumstances, for example, where the Index is no longer available for benchmarking or if the aggregate net asset value of all the Units of the Sub-Fund is less than HKD100 million. Investors should refer to Termination in the Prospectus for further details. Investors may suffer a loss when the Sub-Fund is terminated. How has the fund performed? Since the Sub-Fund is newly set up, there is insufficient data to provide a useful indication of past performance to investors. Is there any guarantee? The Sub-Fund does not have any guarantees. You may not get back the amount of money you invest. What are the fees and charges? Charges incurred when trading the fund on the SEHK Fee Brokerage fee What you pay Market rates Transaction levy % 1 Trading fee 0.005% 2 Stamp duty Ongoing fees payable by the Sub-Fund Nil The following expenses will be paid out of the Sub-Fund. They affect you because they reduce the net asset value of the Sub-Fund which may affect the trading price. Management Fee* Trustee Fee Registrar Fee Performance Fee Administration Fee Other Ongoing Costs Annual rate (as a % of net asset value) 0.50% per annum Included in the management fee Included in the management fee Nil Included in the management fee Please refer to the Prospectus for details of ongoing costs payable by the Sub-Fund * The current fees in respect of the Sub-Fund payable to the Manager as described above may be increased on notice to Unitholders, subject to the permitted maximum rates. Please refer to the section headed Fees and Expenses in the Prospectus for further details of the fees and charges payable and the permitted maximum rates of such fee allowed as well as other on-going expenses that may be borne by the Sub-Fund. Other fees You may have to pay other fees when dealing in the Units of the Sub-Fund. Please refer to the Prospectus for details of other fees and expenses applicable to the creation or redemption, or 1 2 Transaction levy of % of the trading price of the Units, payable by each of the buyer and the seller. Trading fee of 0.005% of the trading price of the Units, payable by each of the buyer and the seller. 6

7 dealing in Units. You should also check with your intermediaries on the payment process including the currency that you should use for settling such fees and how they set the exchange rate to be used if any currency conversion is required in the transaction. Additional Information You can find the following information in respect of the Sub-Fund at the following website at (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) the Prospectus and this product key facts statement in respect of the Sub-Fund (as revised from time to time); the latest annual audited accounts and interim half yearly unaudited report (in English only); any notices for material alterations or additions to the Prospectus or the Sub-Fund s constitutive documents; any public announcements made by the Sub-Fund, including information with regard to the Sub-Fund and Index, notices of the suspension of the calculation of the net asset value, changes in fees and the suspension and resumption of trading; the near real time estimated net asset value per Unit updated every 15 seconds throughout each Dealing Day in HKD; the last closing net asset value and the last closing net asset value per Unit of the Sub- Fund in HKD; the composition of the Sub-Fund (updated on a daily basis); and the latest list of the Participating Dealers and Market Makers. Real-time updates about the Index can be obtained through other financial data vendors. Additional and the latest updated information about the Index (including without limitation, a description of the way in which the Index is calculated, any change in the composition of the Index, any change in the method for compiling and calculating the Index) can be obtained via the Manager s website and the Index Provider s website (neither of which, nor any other website referred to in this statement or the Prospectus, has been reviewed by the SFC). Please refer to the section on Website Information in the Prospectus for the warning and the disclaimer regarding information contained in such website. Please refer to the Prospectus for details. Important If you are in doubt, you should seek professional advice. The SFC takes no responsibility for the contents of this statement and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness. 7